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![For Nataly Alcantara, a U visa would mean she could gain temporary status and someday apply for a green card.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/11/091819-reveal-uvisa-021-cropped-400x300.jpg)
The U Visa Is Meant to Protect Immigrants, But Police Are Undermining It
Attempts by crime victims to apply for the visa are routinely undermined by law enforcement agencies.
![Red and blue lights flash from atop a police car](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/10/2019_1019-police-lights-400x300.jpg)
Feds Investigate Police Shooting of Unarmed Black Man in Ohio
Matthew Burroughs was shot by police after fleeing a courthouse in a car -- and died with his foot on the brake.
![A white hand types on a black keyboard](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/09/2019_0930-white-hand-black-keyboard-400x300.jpg)
Why Haven’t Police Departments Investigated Cops in Extremist Facebook Groups?
More than 150 law enforcement agencies were notified of their officers’ ties to extremist groups.
![Police badge, handcuffs](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/09/2019_0912-police-badge-400x300.jpg)
Unjust, Coercive Police Interviews Are Traumatizing Children of Color
Child protective agencies are using unjust law enforcement tactics against Black and Brown children.
![Police cars are seen outside of the Baltimore City Police Headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland, on August 8, 2017.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/08/2019_0826-baltimore-police-400x300.jpg)
Let’s Build Up Communities Instead of Pouring Funds Into Police Oversight
Policing is an inherently violent and coercive tool that no amount of oversight and training can fix.
![A woman kneels to lay flowers at a memorial](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/08/2019_0805-el-paso-memorial-400x300.jpg)
Mass Shootings, Militarism and Policing Are Chapters in the Same Manifesto
U.S. militarism abroad, mass incarceration, and domestic white supremacist attacks replicate and reinforce each other.
![A police officer checks a mobile phone during public testimony by community members and activists on controversial social media posts by officers of the Philadelphia Police Department](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/06/2019_0630-police-social-media-400x300.jpg)
Online Database Is Tracking and Exposing Police Officers’ Racist Facebook Posts
It’s found more than 5,000 racist, sexist and Islamophobic Facebook posts and comments by law enforcement.
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Police Held Family at Gunpoint After 4-Year-Old Took Doll
Activists say this is just the latest incident from a police department plagued by violence and killings.
![Protesters gather in front of the Chicago Police Department on October 20, 2017.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/06/2019_0616-chicago-pd-400x300.jpg)
Bringing Police Torture in Chicago to the Full Light of Day
Flint Taylor's "The Torture Machine" is a personal history of the legal battle to expose Chicago's human rights abuses.
![Rep. Erica Thomas argues with a group of state troopers at the Georgia capitol building on May 21, 2019. Pro-choice legislators called the heavy police presence during the abortion ban debate an intimidation tactic meant to quell their dissent.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/05/2019_0523-georgia-abortion-400x300.jpg)
Police Stifled Dissent During Near-Total Abortion Ban Debate in Georgia
One Georgia Democratic lawmaker accused GOP leaders of "hiding" behind law enforcement.